MG4 X Power Vibe/Hum 65 to 75mph

[Freeagain21]

The dealership fitted a bracket to my under tray during my first service last week ..... without warning (or consent). I'd never mentioned it, they'd never mentioned it until after they had done the work. Didn't think I had a problem, but they said they are fitting them routinely as the cars come in for service (so it's not a recall as such?).

 

[LenEV2016]

The dealership fitted a bracket to my under tray during my first service last week ..... without warning (or consent). I'd never mentioned it, they'd never mentioned it until after they had done the work. Didn't think I had a problem, but they said they are fitting them routinely as the cars come in for service (so it's not a recall as such?).

Pity they aren't so diligent with the vibe fix and therein lies the problem.
The cost of a strip of metal, next to nothing, there you go.

The cost of the vibe fix, ouch, you can't have that!! Absolute cowboys

 

[Seaton91]

Worst of all @Bricktop1967 they've fitted a bit of Volcano rather than Racing Green on the underside.

I am no engineer but your explanation and illustration add up to potential imbalance, added load and mechanical wear. Hope I'm being alarmist and happy to be corrected!

Almost happy anniversary

 

[WibbleWobble]

All gone a bit quiet on here lately, anybody getting anywhere with a court case against MGUK ?

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

All gone a bit quiet on here lately, anybody getting anywhere with a court case against MGUK ?

Ooo not expecting much at the minute m8!

Months not weeks is definitely the time scale.

But it matters not, because when we do win, we will put back to the position that we were in at the start. (Financially)

In my case that's 11k plus all my monthly payments.

 

[LenEV2016]

Ooo not expecting much at the minute m8!

Months not weeks is definitely the time scale.

But it matters not, because when we do win, we will put back to the position that we were in at the start. (Financially)

In my case that's 11k plus all my monthly payments.

Longbridge will go bust again with the amount of cash they will have to pay out?

They should also be forced to publish every cars VRM/VIN with the issue for every potential future owner to cross reference against

 

[Freeagain21]

I think it's more likely that they will settle and we'll have to sign an NDA. You've got to be in it, to win it!

 

[WibbleWobble]

Ooo not expecting much at the minute m8!

Months not weeks is definitely the time scale.

But it matters not, because when we do win, we will put back to the position that we were in at the start. (Financially)

In my case that's 11k plus all my monthly payments.

Yeah, I guess so, the wheels of the law grind exceedingly slowly. Any idea how many people have joined the group you are part of ?

 

[OriginalBigAl]

MG4 XPower. Pas mal de soucis dont vibrations à 110
This is a French car forum and many of its members, X power , have the same concerns , they have also started a legal action against MG France , there are links to that from the above. Translate button will come in handy! Hope it helps? Edit : the link I put in changed automatically on posting ? the forum is Automobile Propre then search X power , then vibrations .

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

MG4 XPower. Pas mal de soucis dont vibrations à 110
This is a French car forum and many of its members, X power , have the same concerns , they have also started a legal action against MG France , there are links to that from the above. Translate button will come in handy! Hope it helps? Edit : the link I put in changed automatically on posting ? the forum is Automobile Propre then search X power , then vibrations .

This is the first post from November last year........

Hello everyone.

I have had a MG4 XPower for 45 days.

Here are the problems I am having, for your information I am starting a sale cancellation procedure for the vibration problem and the behavior when reversing on snow.



1/ growling and vibrations from 80 to 110, disappear at 130 km/h. It is first noisy (from 80 to 100) then you feel it in the steering wheel and dashboard at 110.

What was done but without success

- tire rebalancing by the dealer: in fact it made things worse, the vibrations no longer disappeared at 130

- change of Bridgestone tires for Michelin Alpin (I wanted to switch to winter tires) fitted elsewhere than at the dealership.



The MG4 XPower that I tried before signing the purchase has exactly the same behavior.



2/ the car is only 4-wheel drive in forward gear. Test carried out in the snow: in reverse gear the car becomes rear-wheel drive again and therefore easily gets stuck when manoeuvring.



3/ Airplay crashes (black screen) often in town just after the cameras are displayed.

Switching to R46 didn't change anything



4/ Repeated Airbag Alarms

Switching to R46 didn't change anything



5/ Erratic heat pump, cannot maintain temperature.

Switching to R46 didn't change anything, a second visit to the dealership improved things but it's not perfect.

Apparently other updates have been applied. It still has to display 26° to be at 21° but at least it keeps the temperature roughly constant.



6/Radio: in FM, saved stations (heart) are displayed as unavailable when opening the radio application.

switching to R46: they appear faster, but you still have to wait.



7/ Holes in acceleration

In normal or sport mode, a foot to the floor often gives half power then a violent jolt when full power arrives a fraction of a second later.



8/ A refusal to start: a bunch of alarms on the screen behind the steering wheel and the PDNR lights all off in front of the rotary button. Impossible to put it into gear even though Ready was displayed. I "turned off" the vehicle and it started again normally.

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9/ Once: partial crash of the central screen.

Even though the car was moving, the Vehicle menu (MG Pilot...) said "function will be available once the vehicle is started".

So it is impossible to change anything in the Vehicle menu. Disappeared after turning off/restarting the vehicle.



10/ Unexpected braking

Sounds familiar eh?

 

[salty]

Mmm, he's having a bad run. But why did he buy one in the first place, when he said the one he test drove, was exactly the same. ??

 

[tuonopepper]

Following this with interest.

Ours is a Sept 23 build, first registered on 31/12/23. We bought it as a 5k ex demo in June for just shy of 25k, a bargain on the face of it.

I had a brainwave just before collecting and switched to a PCP purchase due to concern about resale values, so have a finance company in the middle which may be a positive.

It's mainly our town car, we still have a Kodiaq diesel for long family trips with the 5 or 6 of us, hence it's not done much motorway until recently.

Obviously the vibe has come noticeable by both me and the Mrs, 75-80 mph seems the real bad spot....first time i noticed it i pulled off at a junction to check the hatch was shut as the vibes made it look like it wasn't in the rear view mirror.

It's not un-driveable, however the fine vibration through the steering wheel almost gives pins and needles after 1hr30 drive, so it's not ideal. On top of that there's clearly an issue with the SOS system as it's constantly moaning.

It's due a service in December and I'll mention it however I'm trying to work out a). Whether to make a huge 'fuss', b). Whether to bring it up beforehand and c). If I did get rid of it what would I get... part of the appeal was the bhp/£ mix while avoiding luxury tax nonsense.....

To summarise what I've read so far.....no fix, MG denying it's a fault though plenty of evidence from before they labelled it a characteristic and rejection is a long winded and painful process.....anything else I'm missing?

Finally, any experiences getting this addressed with either Perrys Preston or Chorley MG?

Cheers,
James.

 

[LenEV2016]

Following this with interest.

Ours is a Sept 23 build, first registered on 31/12/23. We bought it as a 5k ex demo in June for just shy of 25k, a bargain on the face of it.

I had a brainwave just before collecting and switched to a PCP purchase due to concern about resale values, so have a finance company in the middle which may be a positive.

It's mainly our town car, we still have a Kodiaq diesel for long family trips with the 5 or 6 of us, hence it's not done much motorway until recently.

Obviously the vibe has come noticeable by both me and the Mrs, 75/80 seems the real bad spot....first time i noticed it i pulled off at a junction to check the hatch was shut as the vibes made it look like it wasn't in the rear view mirror.

It's not un-driveable, however the fine vibration through the steering wheel almost gives pins and needles after 1hr30 drive, so it's not ideal. On top of that there's clearly an issue with the SOS system as it's constantly moaning.

It's due a service in December and I'll mention it however I'm trying to work out a). Whether to make a huge 'fuss', b). Whether to bring it up beforehand and c). If I did get rid of it what would I get... part of the appeal was the bhp/£ mix while avoiding luxury tax nonsense.....

To summarise what I've read so far.....no fix, MG denying it's a fault though plenty of evidence from before they labelled it a characteristic and rejection is a long winded and painful process.....anything else I'm missing?

Finally, any experiences getting this addressed with either Perrys Preston or Chorley MG?

Cheers,
James.

Nobody is addressing it in the UK unfortunately, Chorley MG know all about it, a representative from there read out a prepared statement on it on the last podcast, he certainly didn't look the most comfortable I've ever seen someone when reading something someone else has quite obviously written

 

[salty]

Funnily enough. I mentioned the Vibe problem to MG Chorley, as I thought I might have the vibe. Still can't make up me mind, have I got it or am l imagining it.
So thought I'd register it, just in case.
I got a Text today, from Chorley MG, saying, regarding your steering vibration, some parts have arrived for your vehicle. Contact us at your convenience. Now I don't know what to. Let them fit, whatever parts have arrived. Or just roll with the car. As I've heard on here, the steering damper, if that's what has arrived, actually made things worse. I'll probably nip down to the dealer, and have a look at what parts have been delivered and take it from there. At least Chorley MG are showing an interest in the problem.

 

[tuonopepper]

Well I'm working on getting mine booked into Chorley to get it acknowledge the car has the fault more than anything - I will not use the term characteristic and will correct any MG staff that use that term, lol. It also needs the SOS fault sorting.

I've also dropped MG UK a note formally registering the car has having the fault, together with my awareness of it being a common problem, vehicles being rejected and a 'class action' being underway. I have asked their current proposal for resolution so I can have an informed discussion with the dealer - let's see.

I've been clear if they can fix it or replace it then great, but if they can't I'll be looking to reject it as not fit for purpose. I'll.prpbably reach out to the guy at Cannock MG I bought it from too.

I'm not expecting anything at all to come.from this, its just going through the motions really to backup and attempt at rejection i may take Santander.

 

[salty]

Nipping to Chorley MG on Sat morning to see these parts that have been delivered for my X Power, regarding the vibes.
I know about the steering damper. And the possible tyre flat spots. Have they rolled out, owt else, to so call, fix it.
Save me scrolling through 42 pages.
Anything I should be asking them?

 

[jamherber]

Nipping to Chorley MG on Sat morning to see these parts that have been delivered for my X Power, regarding the vibes.
I know about the steering damper. And the possible tyre flat spots. Have they rolled out, owt else, to so call, fix it.
Save me scrolling through 42 pages.
Anything I should be asking them?

Yes please - If the steering damper doesn't work for you (it didn't for me and everyone else that has contributed that has had it fitted AFAIK), what are MG / SAIC planning to do next for long suffering customers?

 

[LenEV2016]

Yes please - If the steering damper doesn't work for you (it didn't for me and everyone else that has contributed that has had it fitted AFAIK), what are MG / SAIC planning to do next for long suffering customers?

The answer is SWF, the prepared statement still states it's a characteristic.
You will now get the usual crap of people playing down your issue as "There car is fine" reports can't be true!
It's just a wee non inconvenient quirk.

Roll on your legal case unfortunately I think that is the only thing that will rectify it and hopefully hit the shambles that is MG UK heavily in the pocket and bring some of it your way

 

[tuonopepper]

Well after spending this mornings train journey from Preston to Euston by reading all 42 pages on here, I have now also sent a note to Santander (PCP) for their awareness that I may, if the fault is not rectified quickly, be looking to have them reject the vehicle.

Nothing from Chorley MG, the supplying dealer or MG UK yet.......I'm wondering if trying to negotiate a swap to a newer build, none vibes, Xpower with supplying dealer may be the easiest answer....i guess it depends if a rejected car gets 'removed' from their sales or impacts their P&L at all?

 

[tuonopepper]

Just got this from MG UK....at least it's logged...

"Thank you for contacting MG customer service.

I have raised your query to the department, and they have advised the following:

This could be related to the fitment of the damper but only if your vehicle has not already had this fitted.

It is highly possible that the vibration is a characteristic of the vehicle like many other highly powered vehicles.

But this is subject to intensity of the vibrations.

It will be a matter of waiting for your appointment with Chorley but at least you now have the above information to communicate to them.